Alejandra Canales
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Houston researchers are developing a nasal vaccine to combat COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Houston are developing an experimental COVID-19 nasal vaccine that could be sprayed through the nostrils to fight the... → Read More
CDC panel discusses COVID-19 vaccine for school-age kids Tuesday; shots could be available this week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 this week, with smaller needles and a... → Read More
COVID-19 breakthrough infections may be more serious in communities of color, researchers warn
While fully vaccinated people are a small percentage of those who contract COVID-19, some researchers are worried that racial disparities may persist among... → Read More
FDA panel debates Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot for school-age kids on Tuesday; here’s what to know
Vaccine experts, in a public meeting Tuesday, will weigh the safety and benefits of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children. Based on the... → Read More
How will the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine be rolled out for young kids?
By early November, Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot could be in the arms of millions of children ages 5 to 11, pending authorization by the Food and Drug... → Read More
How effective is the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for young kids? Here’s what Dallas doctors say
A federal advisory panel will discuss on Tuesday the Pfizer COVID-19 shot for children ages 5 to 11. Within the next week, the Food and Drug Administration... → Read More
How safe is the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for young kids? Here’s what doctors, researchers say
Advisors to the Food and Drug Administration will on Tuesday weigh the safety and benefits of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. If the... → Read More
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids is coming; here are 6 things to know
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will likely be available for the nation’s 28 million children ages 5 to 11 by early November, with smaller needles and a dose... → Read More
FDA panel endorses booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine Friday, saying they should be... → Read More
What you need to know about today’s FDA advisory panel meeting on Moderna’s COVID-19 booster
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel is scheduled Thursday to discuss whether booster doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine should be made... → Read More
A Dallas biotech company and UT Dallas are developing a rapid breath test for COVID-19 screening
A Dallas biotech company and the University of Texas at Dallas are developing a hand-held rapid test to screen for COVID-19 by detecting certain chemicals... → Read More
UT Southwestern study: Unvaccinated pregnant people are increasingly being hospitalized for COVID-19
Unvaccinated pregnant people are increasingly being hospitalized for COVID-19 during the delta variant surge, according to a study conducted in Dallas by... → Read More
What North Texas doctors and health experts are saying about Merck’s COVID-19 pill
Merck announced Friday morning that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the... → Read More
With COVID deaths among pregnant people increasing, here’s what expectant Texans should know
This story has been updated to reflect perspectives from additional health experts. Federal health officials are urging people who are pregnant, planning... → Read More
Is it OK to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster and a flu shot at the same time?
COVID-19 boosters shots could become more widely available right as doctors recommend that people get their flu shots. That’s because the U.S. Food and... → Read More
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 booster news gets positive reaction and questions from health experts
When Johnson & Johnson announced this week that a booster to its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine ramps up the immune response in people who received a first... → Read More
4 things to know about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster
Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that a follow-up booster to its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides a strong immune response in people who received... → Read More
Here’s what to know about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and kids ages 5 to 11
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to work for children ages 5 to 11, the company announced Monday. The vaccine, made by Pfizer and its German... → Read More
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are coming. Here’s what to know
As interest grows around COVID-19 booster shots, there’s still a lot of uncertainty around getting a third dose. President Joe Biden announced that third... → Read More
As Dallas COVID cases surge, Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment gains the spotlight
As COVID-19 cases surge across North Texas and the nation, new monoclonal antibody treatments produced by Regeneron and other companies have gained the... → Read More